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Senate Bill S7520

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits time limits or curfews on fares provided to students

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2025-S7520 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-n, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5106

2025-S7520 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the imposition of time limits or curfews on fares provided to students as part of a student fare program.

2025-S7520 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7520 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7520
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  prohibiting
   time limits or curfews on fares provided to students
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1266-n to read as follows:
   §  1266-N. STUDENT FARE POLICY.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW,
 RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE AUTHORITY  SHALL  NOT  IMPOSE  A
 TIME  LIMIT OR CURFEW ON THE USE OF A FARE PROVIDED AS PART OF A STUDENT
 FARE PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09854-01-5

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